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A2 Geography Case Studies - Globalisation
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- 12 main Countries affected by globalisationThe UK
China - Guangdong province - 2Trade Patterns across the worldThe UK (MEDC): Trades within the EU
2/3rds of trade goes to other MEDC's
Brazil (NIC): 47% of trade is primary products
Burundi (LEDC): 90% of the population rely on subsistence farming - 3Types of AidEmergency Aid: Boxing day Earthquake, GB gave $330,000 as aid
Short Term Aid: Christchurch Earthquake, 6.7 mil international aid
Long Term Aid: CAFOD; community challenge Programme - 4Large Companies influenced by GlobalisationCoca cola
Apple
Primark
P&G - 5Where is Coca Cola basedHeadquarters: Georgia; US
Sugar Growth: El Salvador (south of Mexico)
Bottling plant: 900 plants worldwide; Kerala India - 6Where is Apple Based?Headquarters: California; US
Tin collection: Indonesia
Manufacturing: FOXCON China - 7Where is P&G Based? Procter & GambleHeadquarters: Ohio; US
Palm Oil production: Indonesia
manufacturing: Europe & Asia - 8What Does P&G stand for?Procter & Gamble
- 9Positive Impacts of Coca Cola in El SalvadorSocial: Provides jobs for locals
Social: increases locals skills
Environmental: Cleaning water sources
Economical: Locals add to the multiplier effect - 10What Coca Cola does in AfricaRAIN: Replenish Africa Initiative
improving sustainable water for up to 6 million people - 11Negatives of Coca Cola in El SalvadorSocial: 30,000 children are employed - child labor
Environmental: Eutrophication from factory surface run off, dead fish
Social: 'The Black Eagles' kill trade unionists who campaign for the rights of workers - 12Positives of Coca Cola Bottling Plants in KeralaSocial: Provides locals jobs & skills
Economical: Locals add to the multiplier effect - 13Negatives of Coca Cola Bottling Plants in KeralaSocial: People are becoming ill due to surface run off; rashes & Cancer
Environmental: Fish & animals are dying through drinking unsafe water - 14Negatives of Apple tin mining in IndonesiaSocial: Child Labor is very common
Social: Adults & children risk of death
Environmental: land slides caused due to erosion for tin mining
Economical: Apple buys the tin so cheap - 15Positives of Apple Manufacturing plants in ChinaSocial: Provides thousands of jobs, people travel from urban & rural areas
Economical: People are adding to the multiplier effect
Economical: Remittance - Young adults work and send money home - 16Negatives of Apple Manufacturing plants in ChinaSocial: Apple destroy people's identity so they struggle to escape and claim
Social: in FOXCON alone 18 people have committed suicide for working 80 hours a week
Environmental: high pollution levels - 17What Coca Cola products are made from25% of all plastic bottles are made from recycled plastic
glass bottles are made from 37% recycled material
cans are made from 50% recycled material - 18Example, of top down aidThe GB Government gave Uganda £70 million.
The Ugandan government spent £40 million on a new jet, whereas only £30 million went towards aid - 19Example, of Bottom up aidCAFOD community challenge in Uganda. Organizations work with locals, encouraging them to get a job. Bikes are funded so farmers can travel to market.
Bursaries are given to locals to fund small businesses
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